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                <p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">To copy an existing Base Project, from the</span> <span class="f_UIControl"><a href="thestartpage.htm">Start Page</a></span> select the <span class="f_MenuKeyField">Copy a Base Project..</span>. option. The <span class="f_UIControl">Create New Enterprise Architect Project</span> dialog displays.</p>
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<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">To create a new Enterprise Architect project, you must select a project template to form the base model for the new project. When you install Enterprise Architect a default model is installed called </span><span class="f_BodyText" style="font-style: italic;">EABase.eap.</span></p>
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<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">To select the file path for saving your project, click on the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Browse</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> button after the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">New Project</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> field. If this is to be a shared project, store the file on a shared network resource such as a Network Server or Workgroup Server.</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">To replace all GUIDs in the source model with fresh GUIDs, select the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Reset New Projects GUIDs</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> checkbox.</span></li>
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<td width="955" bgcolor="#f7f7ff" style="width:955px; background-color:#f7f7ff;"><p class="p_TiporNoteText"><span class="f_TiporNoteText">If the new project is based on one that is already under version control, it is recommended that the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Reset New Projects GUIDs</span><span class="f_TiporNoteText"> checkbox be deselected. This prevents duplication of packages when the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Get Latest</span><span class="f_TiporNoteText"> facility is used.</span></p>
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<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">To select the <a href="createamodeloverview.htm#EABase">base model for your project</a>, click on the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Browse</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> button after the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Model Project</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> field. The field defaults to </span><span class="f_Bulletlist1" style="font-style: italic;">EABase.eap</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1">; however you can select any existing model file (see the </span><span class="f_Bulletlist1" style="font-style: italic;"><a href="createamodeloverview.htm#CustomTemplate">Design a Custom Template</a></span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> topic).</span></li>
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<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">When you have entered the filenames, click on the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Create Project</span><span class="f_BodyText"> button to create your project. Click on the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Cancel</span><span class="f_BodyText"> button to close the dialog without creating a new project.</span></p>
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<td width="955" bgcolor="#f7f7ff" style="width:955px; background-color:#f7f7ff;"><p class="p_TiporNoteText"><span class="f_TiporNoteText">You can copy any Enterprise Architect project using Windows Explorer, and open the copied project as a new project.</span></p>
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